Truman State University Top Questions

There is nothing spectacular about Truman in general. Hate to say that to ya'll that are considering going, but it is not that great of a University.

Truman is very small in a small town. This creates a close-knit environment where you know a large percentage of the campus. The environment is conducive to studying but also having fun. It is very safe. People generally don't steal things and there is a general respect towards people and things on campus.

The thing i like the most about truman is its size. the campus isnt that big so walking is very convenient! the town is small but it definitely is a college town! the square has the handful of bars, there are frat houses scattered all over, and the large amount of apartment complexes that just give off the college town feel! when i tell people i go to truman i usually get ' wow thats a good school' and it is! it makes me feel proud to go to truman!

Truman is a great small school. I like that, but it isn't for everybody. The thing about it is you have to get involved and find a group of people to do things with. One aspect that isn't the greatest all of the time is the amount of the campus that is involved in the Greek life. While if you are involved i'm sure its amazing, it isn't really my thing, so sometimes it seems like i'm a little exiled. I solved this and found some friends that didn't do the Greek thing either and it got better, but sometimes it seems like Greek can take over campus. I find that I very rarely leave campus unless to go to the movie theater. Of course, there isn't much else to the town than the movie theater, Paglia's (sp), and Walmart. It is crazy how much of the town is also involved in the Truman stuff, its a huge part of the town and the town seems to love Truman for it.

The size is just right, the small campus makes it so easy to get around. Most people are from Missouri, Iowa, or Illinois, but every year it gets more diverse (I'm from Wisconsin!). Although about 6,000 students attend, it seems smaller than that (sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing). Our sports teams don't always win, but I love cheering for them and getting to know the athletes because they all have to be smart enough to get into Truman, too.

school size is good, but they need to work on not oppressing the students ability to drink and have fun, the number of MIPs and such discourage visitors from coming to the school and force people to leave the school due to added financial burden

Best thing about Truman is the ability to talk to professors. I'd definitly change the registrar office, they suck. Truman is the kind of school in which you won't meet all the student in the 4 years you are there but you will always see someone you know on the way to class. Many people think that Truman is boring and for really smart kids, if they have even heard of it... There are a ton of cultural events on campus; plays, concerts and the like. Not a lot to do outside of the bars and Wal-Mart. The administration is ok. Admissions has their stuff together, but others can be horrible... Most recent controversy was registration for class. Not a lot of school pride. The advising system is really weird, random professors in you division or school will be your advisor. No school pride... Most frequent complaint: parking!

If I could change one thing about Truman, I'd transplant it to a larger city. Truman is a small school with a beautiful campus. The class sizes are small, and the professors are readily available for support. Our language lab and tutoring program really help you learn when you're trying to fulfill your foreign language requirement. Also the writing center is an extremely helpful resource. You can go there to have someone help revise your papers or just get you started when you're suffering from writer's block. We also have a fantastic rec center that was recently built. It's open from 7am to 11pm most days, so you can work out whenever. And of course, membership is free. Unfortunately, Truman is in Kirksville, MO. It's a small town, and it's nice that you can walk to the square from campus. The problem is there's not really much in the square. It's difficult to find a job if you don't know someone who'll put in a good word for you.

Most people in the suburbs of Chicago have not heard of Truman, so there is a confused look that passes over their face when they realize it is in Missouri. The majority of English teachers at the school are foreign!! I had one from England, and another from India. How does that make sense in an English class? The football games are not very popular and unless you are Greek the guys will not have that much fun on the weekends. Girls can get into all greek parties after midnight and if it is fall rush, so can the guys. However the activities on campus are fun and there is a lot to do despite the fact that the surrounding area is definately a college town.